Lucky Europe, Unlucky Britain
Against the odds, and with a little help from an unusually accommodating Old Man Winter, Europe might avoid a recession. The UK probably won't be as fortunate.
Those were the overarching takeaways from flash reads on S&P Global's PMIs released on Tuesday. European business activity expanded "marginally" in the opening weeks of the new year, suggesting a "tentative" return to growth following six months of contraction, according to the release.
The flash read on the bloc-wide composite gaug
Brexit seems to be working out quite well, for the EU.